Coal Waste Impoundments: Risks, Responses, and Alternatives

by Committee on Earth Resources, National Research Council, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, et al.

On October 11, 2000, a breakthrough of Martin County Coal Corporation's coal waste impoundment released 250 million gallons of slurry in near Inez, Kentucky. The 72-acre surface impoundment for coal processing waste materials broke through into a nearby underground coal mine. Although the spill caused no loss of human life, environmental damage was significant, and local water supplies were disrupted. This incident prompted Congress to request the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030908251X
• ISBN13: 9780309082518
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"